diff --git a/package/openocd/openocd.mk b/package/openocd/openocd.mk
index 78c6e10c58..b24d1eacf0 100644
--- a/package/openocd/openocd.mk
+++ b/package/openocd/openocd.mk
@@ -56,8 +56,14 @@ OPENOCD_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB),libusb) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB_COMPAT),libusb-compat) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBHID),libhid) \
-	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_HIDAPI),hidapi) \
-	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPIOD),libgpiod)
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_HIDAPI),hidapi)
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPIOD),y)
+OPENOCD_DEPENDENCIES += libgpiod
+OPENOCD_CONF_OPTS += --enable-linuxgpiod
+else
+OPENOCD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-linuxgpiod
+endif
 
 # Adapters
 OPENOCD_CONF_OPTS += \